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| The Model 325 was available in three different versions: |
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| Fully acoustic - 325 |
| With 1 pickup - 325/M1 |
| With 2 pickups - 325/M2 |
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| Specifications: (all versions) |
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| Cutaway. |
| Body width: 450 mm. |
| Body length: 530 mm. |
| Scale length: 630 mm. |
| Hand carved top. |
| Spruce top with undetermined bracing. |
| Flame maple back & sides. |
| 4-ply bound top with single-bound f-holes. |
| Single-bound back. |
| Triple-bound pickguard. |
| Mahogany bolt-on neck |
| with adjustable truss rod. |
| Metal truss rod cover with a star and "1900". |
| Single-bound headstock with mother-of-pearl inlay. |
| Most with no headstock logo 1957-1959. |
| Single-bound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block inlay. |
| Kolb tuners. |
| Gold plated hardware. |
| Sunburst finish. |
| Ten year warranty. |
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| 1-pickup version: |
| White DeArmond pickup in neck position. |
| 2 clear speed knobs on lower treble bout. |
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| 2-pickup version: |
| 2 white DeArmond pickups. |
| 3 knobs (2 volume & 1 master tone) on lower treble bout. |
| Master volume knob on cutaway bout. |
| 3-way pickup selector switch on upper bass bout. |
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| Introduced: Circa 1957 |
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| Earliest known example: 362868 (1957 - 325/M1) |
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| Circa 1958: |
| All versions: |
| No star or "1900" on truss rod cover (star and "1900" used until Circa 1962). |
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| xxxxxx (1959 - 325) |
| 387811 (1959 - 325) |
| 401228 (1959 - 325) |
| 401784 (1959 - 325/M2) |
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| Circa 1960: |
| All versions: |
| Van Gent tuners (Kolb tuners used until Circa 1963). |
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| Pickup versions: |
| Black DeArmond Dynasonic pickups (white DeArmonds used until Circa 1961). |
| Neck pickup moved closer to neck (old placement used until Circa 1962). |
| Clear ribbed gold metal capped knobs over numbered gold metal washer (clear speed knobs used until Circa 1961). |
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| 402500 (1960 - 325) |
| 405239 (1960 - 325/M2) |
| xxxxxx (1961 - 325/M2) - (changed knobs) |
| 413528 (1961 - 325/M2) - (changed knobs) |
| 419285 (1961 - 325/M2) |
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| Circa 1962: |
| 2-pickup version: |
| 4 knobs on lower treble bout (no knob on cutaway bout). |
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| Circa 1963: |
| Spline shaft Van Gent tuners. |
| Harp tailpiece. |
| Thinbody version available (at least one made): |
| 436727 (1963 - 325/M2 Thinbody) - (changed switch tip) |
| 439946 (1964 - 325/M2) - (changed tailpiece and bridge) |
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| Circa 1964: |
| Changed pickguard bracket design (old style still mainly used). |
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| 449317 (1965 - 325/M2) - (changed knobs, missing pickguard) |
| Latest known example: 481343 (1967 - 325/M2) |
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